Going into the bathroom first, I lightly poured warm water over my
body before soaking in the hot spring, waiting for Lillywood-san.
…Why did the "scenery here become so different from yesterday"?
What kind of arrangement did they place here?
The trees were dazzlingly green and lined with leaves, making me feel
as if I was taking a bath in an onsen in the middle of a forest. It felt cool
and refreshing, so taking a bath here was great.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting."
[Ah, no… Huh?]
As I was thinking about this, I heard Lillywood-san's calm voice call out,
making me reflexively turn towards her… and stiffen.
[W- W- Wha…]
"Is something the matter, Kaito-san?"
When Lillywood-san appeared, her white skin, which was usually
hidden by her poncho-like ethnic-style clothing, was unsparingly
exposed and even seemed to glow.
And the most eye-catching things were those huge twin hills that
looked like melons, boasting their overwhelming presence… and those
well-shaped protrusions at their peaks…
[Why the heck are you "barenakeeeeeed"!?]
"Eh? Isn't bathing supposed to be done without any clothes?"
[Please wrap a towel or something around your body!!!]
"H- Huh… But I'm a tree, so…"
[I don't care if you're a tree or not, just wrap a towel around your
body!!!]
"Ah, y- yes!?"
Hurriedly turning my gaze away from Lillywood-san, I shouted. I- I was
completely caught off guard… I had an uncomfortable feeling ever since
I agreed to take a bath together with her, but Lillywood-san… Don't you
have any shame at all!?
I mean, her stance was that she was a tree, so she probably thought that
I wouldn't be lusting over her body if I saw her naked.
I- I never expected that Lillywood-san, who I thought was the safest,
was the most unguarded of them all… I felt like I've been corkscrewed
even though we just started bathing together.
Especially her tremendously destructive body. It was completely
burned into my brain. T- This is quite dangerous.
"Well then, I'll be entering the bath too… As I recall, "it's proper
manners to not soak your towel in the bath", right?]
[No, you can't!]
"Eh?"
[Today's onsen isn't a murky one, so you definitely can't do that!]
"E- Errr…"
[Please enter the bath with the towel still wrapped around you. Please.
I'm begging you!]
"I- I understand…"
At this point, I didn't care about the etiquette of entering an onsen
anymore. If I kept seeing Lillywood-san's amazing body, I feel that my
reasoning would be smashed to pieces.
Even though she was confused why I looked at her menacingly,
Lillywood-san nodded and soaked in the onsen with the towel wrapped
around her body.
"Haahhh… This feels great. It's nice to soak in warm water once in a
while, isn't it?"
[E- Errr, do you not usually soak in hot water?]
"I usually only take cold baths. That bath would also be my meal…"
It seems that Lillywood-san, a tree spirit, basically doesn't eat solid food
and only drinks water.
Being careful not to look at Lillywood-san's direction as much as
possible, I tried to distract myself by continuing the conversation.
"Even so, fufufu… It's been a long time since I've bathed with someone
like this. I've only bathed with Isis and the others a few times, you see."
[Is that so… I know it's a little late to ask this now, but are you really
sure you want to be in a bath together with me?]
"Yes, I'm glad to be able to deepen my friendship with you, Kaito-san."
[...]
She doesn't have any intentions. She doesn't have any intentions. She
doesn't have any intentions… Calm down, don't have any strange
delusions.
"Rather, isn't it me who should ask if it's alright with you to take a bath
together with me, Kaito-san? A tree like me would only add to the
scenery at best, wouldn't it?"
[N- No, rather… I don't think of Lillywood-san as a tree at all. You look
like a normal woman in my eyes.]
"Really? But look, my hair is just a bundle of leaves, you know?"
[…I'm not talking about something like that.]
Lillywood-san's hair was certainly made up of layers of green leaves,
but to be honest, that's the only thing tree-ish.
The rest of her body looked just like the body of a human female… It's
impossible for me to think of her as a tree.
"No, there are also other parts… Look at this."
[Wha!? W- What are you doing!?]
"Ehh? No, as I was saying, my "feet are actually roots"…"
[Could you please not spread your legs!? I could see it, you know!!!?]
"You can see it? Ahh, you mean my "genitals"? That certainly was quite
indecent of me. I'm sorry."
[Could you please not say such things out loud!? Also, that's not the
point, you know!?]
H- Hey, isn't she seriously too unpredictable and unguarded!? Doesn't
she realize that she's a beautiful woman!? Also, does she even
understand that I'm a man?
"…H- Huh… However, even if Kaito-san sees the body of a tree like me,
it's not like Kaito-san would get sexually aroused…"
[I will get aroused! I am sexually aroused!]
"…Ehh? I- Is that so? H- However, I am…"
[No matter what Lillywood-san thinks of yourself as, I can only see
Lillywood-san as a beautiful woman!]
"...…"
When I shouted these things, feeling as if my face was almost boiling
hot, Lillywood-san looked at me in a daze.
"…I- Is that so… You're a strange person."
No, I'm pretty sure my reaction is normal. I mean, Lillywood-san, you've
probably only shown your body to people like Isis-san, haven't you?
Lillywood-san probably doesn't know this, but I'm sure other guys
would have the same reaction as me…
Apparently, Lillywood-san was really surprised that I was feeling
aroused by the sight of her body, as she stared at me with her eyes wide
open.
After a few moments of silence, just like a blooming flower, she smiled
beautifully.
"…You're a really strange person. However, being told by you like that…
I don't know the reason why, but I guess I, "who feels happy about
that"…am also strange."
[…E- Errr.]
"I'm sorry. I'll make sure to behave like a woman in front of you, Kaitosan."
[Ah, y- yes. I'll be thankful for that.]
"Yes, fufufu…"
Chuckling for a bit, Lillywood-san straightened her posture and looked
at me with an elegant smile on her face.
Dear Mom, Dad———- I wonder why? Was it because of the
conversation we had earlier… but my heart is pounding strangely fast. II didn't see this one coming… It seems like this mixed bath together
with Lillywood-san———- isn't going to be easy.